Eddie Kenna

Edward Aloysius Kenna (Scrap Iron)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7½", Weight 150 lb.
• Debut June 2, 1928
• Final Game September 5, 1928
• Born September 30, 1897 in San Francisco, CA USA
• Died August 21, 1972 in San Francisco, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Eddie "Scrap Iron" Kenna caught 21 years in the minor leagues and part of a season with the Washington Senators in 1928. He was a World War I Veteran. He retired as an employee of the San Francisco, CA Public Works Department. He died from a pulmonary embolism at age 74 and is buried at Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, CA.

He is not to be confused with Ed "The Pitching Poet" Kenna.